The Kionga Triangle was a tiny territory on the border between German East Africa (present-day United Republic of Tanzania) and the Portuguese colony of Mozambique (present day Republic of Mozambique), totalling just 1000 km² (400 mi²). German East Africa (Deutsch-Ostafrika was a German Colony in East Africa, including what is now Burundi, Rwanda and Tanganyika Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa

This 2½-centavo stamp, used in August 1916, is an overprint on a Lourenço Marques stamp that was itself overprinted "REPUBLICA" on a King Carlos issue of 1898. Maputo, formerly Lourenço Marques, is the Capital and largest city of Mozambique. Early life Carlos was born in Lisbon, Portugal, the son of King Luís and Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of Victor Emmanuel Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Originally the Germans established this as their outpost south of the Rovuma River, and there was a settlement Kionga of 4,000 inhabitants (1910), now Quionga. Ruvuma River, formerly also known as the Rovuma River, is a river in East Africa, forming during the greater part of its course the Border between Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting But in 1916, during World War I, the Portuguese occupied it, and after the war the Treaty of Versailles defined the border as running along the Rovuma, thus allotting the triangle to Mozambique. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. When Mozambique became independent, on June 25, 1975, the Kionga remained with it, as part of Cabo Delgado Province. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cabo Delgado is the northernmost province of Mozambique. It has an area of 77867 km² and a population of 1650270 (2006

Postage stamps

On May 29, 1916, 100-reis postage stamps from Lourenço Marques were overprinted with "KIONGA" and one of the denominations ½c, 1c, 2½c, and 5c. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services Maputo, formerly Lourenço Marques, is the Capital and largest city of Mozambique. An overprint is the addition of text (and sometimes graphics to the face of a Postage stamp after it has been printed (although some overprints are solely in the Selvedge These were the only stamps issued for Kionga. In 2002, the Scott Catalogue listed the average purchase price of a high-quality set as over US$70. The Scott catalogue of Postage stamps published by Scott Publishing Co a subsidiary of Amos Press, is updated annually and lists all the stamps of the entire The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been ^[1]

References

• Thomas, H. B. , "The Kionga Triangle", Tanganyika Notes and Records Volume 31 1951, pp. 47–50.